An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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cosmic defect
  آک ِ کیهانی   
âk-e keyhâni

Fr.: défaut cosmique   

Topological irregularities in the → space-time  → continuum, caused by the abrupt cooling of the → early Universe shortly after the → Big Bang, as predicted by some → cosmological models. These regions of immensely high density might have been the seeds of → structure formation through → gravity. Same as → topological defect.

cosmic; → defect.